Cyclopentadithiophene Bridged Donor-Acceptor Dyes Achieve High Power Conversion Efficiencies in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on the tris-Cobalt Bipyridine Redox Couple

被引:317
作者
Tsao, Hoi Nok [1 ]
Yi, Chenyi [1 ]
Moehl, Thomas [1 ]
Yum, Jun-Ho [1 ]
Zakeeruddin, Shaik M. [1 ]
Nazeeruddin, Mohammed K. [1 ]
Graetzel, Michael [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Chem Sci & Engn, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
cobalt; dye-sensitized solar cells; electrochemistry; photovoltaics; sensitizers; TRANSPORT; RECOMBINATION; MEDIATOR; ELECTROLYTE; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1002/cssc.201100120
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Good Co-op: A novel cyclopentadithiophene-bridged donor-acceptor dye applied as sensitizer in mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells, in conjunction with the cobalt complexes [CoII(bpy)3](B(CN) 4)2 and [CoIII(bpy)3](B(CN) 4)3 as redox couple, yields high power conversion efficiencies (up to 9.6 %) under standard AM 1.5G solar irradiation. The results confirm that cobalt complexes are legitimate alternatives to the commonly used I-/I3- redox shuttle when used with judiciously engineered organic sensitizers. © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:591 / 594
页数:4
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